"Also known as mindfulness, paying attention simply means becoming aware, watching and observing the present moment. When you are mindful in this way you notice the ground beneath you as you walk, the sound of the birds, or the feel of the wind. You are in the present moment rather than lost in thoughts of the past or future.
Paying attention means watching and noticing without comment. It doesn't mean judging, criticizing, or feeling guilty. You are just seeing yourself as you are, observing your body, your mind, and your feelings, and how they interact with one another.
Pay attention to your feelings by watching how you respond to different situations and people. Watch your anxieties and fears. See how your feelings stimulate different responses or what is happening emotionally before you get a headache or your back starts aching.
As awareness grows you may find yourself confronting old patterns of behavior or lost memories that have shaped your thinking. Bringing awareness to the interaction between your mind, emotions, body, and behavior can open the door to whatever has been repressed, denied, or ignored and enables those energies to move out of the darkness and into the consciousness.
👉 Becoming aware of yourself as you are is the beginning of accepting yourself.
👉 Becoming aware of and accepting your inner pain brings warmth, softness and release.
👉 It may be hard at times. The tendency is to run away to cover the pain a up again. But it is there to help you grow.
-Deb Shapiro
Your Body Speaks Your Mind
Metabolism is a term that is used to describe all chemical reactions involved in maintaining the living state of the organism and the cells.
A substantial amount of scientific research has shown that meditation can influence the biological concentrations of several human hormones and neurotransmitters, many of which are known to be linked to biological control of stress and mood.
Corrective Exercise is used to help assess and determine the root cause of imbalances and faulty movement patterns that lead to issues with posture, balance, and total body coordination.
Belly dancing is an exercise that is low-impact suitable for all ages and levels of fitness. It benefits the spine and improves the torso’s flexibility.
Belly dancing is an exercise that is low-impact suitable for all ages and levels of fitness. It benefits the spine and improves the torso’s flexibility.
There are many steps found in the various styles of belly dancing performed all over the world, Read below to learn about the classic steps that come back throughout several periods in history…
With each New Year, many of us set goals or resolutions for the upcoming year and take stock of the year that has passed.
Most of us are products of a society that defines success in terms of material supply. Yet true success is demonstrated by wholeness, which is only experienced by walking in alignment with the needs of your soul.
“Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts” (healthline).
Meditating can radiate positive energy through practitioners, leading them to pour out this energy into the world to the people around them.
When thinking of pain as a mindset, practitioners may be able to control the level of pain they feel through meditation as they remove stress and focus on meditating.
Zen Qigong incorporates stretching, Qigong, breathwork, and strength training. Qigong movements improve digestion, strengthen blood flow and enhance detoxification while creating clarity of mind.
Qigong is a low-intensity Chinese health practice that focuses on breathing, meditation, and slow movements. “Qigong, with its roots in traditional Chinese medicine, is a close cousin to the better-known tai chi.
Did you know the energy from the Earth can help you live a healthier life? The concept is known as earthing or grounding, which is no more complicated than walking barefoot.
"[G]rounding is literally putting your bare feet on the ground. When you do that, you're in contact with the Earth, and mother Earth is endowed with electrons, and these electrons are literally absorbed through your feet. It's like taking handfuls of antioxidants, but you're getting it through your feet."
Grounding or earthing is defined as placing one's bare feet on the ground, whether it be dirt, grass, sand or unsealed, unpainted concrete (especially when humid or wet)
When you ground to the electron-enriched Earth, an improved balance of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems occurs.
Paying attention means watching and noticing without comment. It doesn't mean judging, criticizing, or feeling guilty. You are just seeing yourself as you are, observing your body, your mind, and your feelings, and how they interact with one another.
When you are mindful in this way you notice the ground beneath you as you walk, the sound of the birds, or the feel of the wind. You are in the present moment rather than lost in thoughts of the past or future.
“Obtaining a comprehensive thyroid panel is essential to rule out thyroid disorder as a possible cause of depression. The medical literature has discovered a link between low T3 and long-standing depression. In fact the common treatment of hypothyroidism with Synthroid (a T4-only thyroid medication) may be contributing to an increase in depressive symptoms due to its inability to address a deficient T3.”